OVERHEATING

OK LETS SEE WHAT YOU GOT, 98 CHEVY CAV 2.2 VIN 41. CAN YOU PROVIDE ME ALL FACTORY SERVICE MANUAL FROM HELM 2. CAR SEEMS TO BE OVERHEATING,3. SMOKE COMING OUT OF CAP - I HAD BEEN PUTTING WATER IN IT 4. TEMP GAGE GOES TO HOT THEN BACK TO COLD FREQUENTLY5. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON 6. AND ANOTHER CHECK SOMETHING COME ON7. ANIT THEFT LIGHT STAYS ONI HAD TAKEN THE CHIP OUT OF PREVIOUS IGNITION AND REPLACE WITH ONE THAT I HAD A KEY TO8. WHEN REAL HOT ABS LIGHT NOW CAME ON9. REPLACED THERMOSTAT, STILL NOTHING10. HAVE AN AFTER MARKET STEREO INSTALLED11. ONE OF STARTER AND ALTINATOR CIRCULAR WIRED RINGS BROKE OFF SO I JUST WRAPPED STRIPPED WIRE AROUND TERMINAL BEFORE BOLTING12. ADDED A COUPLE OF EXTRA INTERIOR LIGHTS TO HEADLIGHTS13. SOME KIND OF RELAY UNDER COILS TO THE RIGHT OF OIL, CONNECTED TO ENGINE UNPLUGGED AND PINS WERE PUSHED IN, SO I GOT THEM OUT AND RECONNECTED RELAY14. THE COVER WHERE AIR FILTER HAD BEEN BROKEN, SO I GORILLA GLUED IT BACK15.A WHILE BACK ONE OF THE SPARK PLUG HOLE WAS STRIPPED SO I RETHREADED ADDED THREAD WIRING16. UNDERNEATH CAR SAW LEAK COMING FROM WHERE EXHAUST PIPE CONNECTS TO BLOCK WHERE THERE IS An O2 SENSOR W PURPLE WIRE17. ALSO, LEAK WHERE THE MESH PART OF EXHAUST AND TOWARDS END TAILPIPE BIG EXHAUST THINGYMAJIG18. CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS STOLEN YEARS AGO, WAS REPLACED WITH ANOTHER SOMETHING BUT WITHOUT REAR 02 SENSOR HOLE OR ATTACHED, SO NEVER HAD IT PUT BACK 19. NOW CAR WONT START, IT CRANKS BUT DOESN'T CATCH20. NO MILKY WHITE NOTHING FROM OIL22. LAST MORON WHO HAD CAR RECENTLY ADDED 40W SYNTHETIC OIL TO THIS CAR WHILE CHANGING OILANY IDEAS HOW TO CEASE OVERHEATING PROBLEM AND GET THIS PIECE STARTED? 911

The car has multiple issues as you stated. It was hard to follow, but
you need to correct one thing at a time, plus if there is that much
going on with it, I was thinking, do you even want to bother with
such a mess of a vehicle that isn't worth much in working order? I
would serious consider scrapping it and picking up another.

OK LETS SEE WHAT YOU GOT, 98 CHEVY CAV 2.2 VIN 4
1. CAN YOU PROVIDE ME ALL FACTORY SERVICE MANUAL FROM
HELM
2. CAR SEEMS TO BE OVERHEATING,
3. SMOKE COMING OUT OF CAP - I HAD BEEN PUTTING WATER IN I...

I have a 98 Cavalier overheating, i've changed the hose from the firewall to where ever (transports the antifreeze). Also the heat switches back and forth from hot to cold. This car has NOT had a the...

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